Dispensing apparatus



W. PASCOE ATTORNEY.

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Patented May 23, 1933 PATENT OFFICE' 'WALTER PASCOE, 02|!"4 EVANSVILLE,INDIANA InsrENsING` APPARATUS Application led November 27, 1931. SerialNo. 577,450.

The invention relates to improvements in dispensing apparatus and hasfor its primary object the provision of an improved apparatus or deviceof the character indicated whichV greatly facilitates the display anddispnsing of articles in grocery stores or the li e.

Another object of the invention is the provision of an improvedapparatus of the character indicated especially designed and constructedto cooperate With an ordinary display shelf of a grocery store or thelike to facilitate the display and dispensing of articles therefrom.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention consists in the combinations and arrangements of partshereinafter described and claimed. y

The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanyingdrawing forminfr a part of this specification, and in which xFig. 1 is afront View showing a number of devices embodying the invention inposition of use on a grocery shelf',

Fig. 2 a section taken substantially on line 2-2 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 3 a partial section taken substantially on line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

The embodiment of the invention illustrated in the drawing comprises asuitable frame made up of front and rear brackets 10 and 11, eachconsisting of a metal strip bent into substantially U-shape, as shown?.The brackets 10 and 11 are connected by four angle members 12 and 13arranged in transversely registering pairs as shown.` The members of thelower pair of angle members 12 are secured to the bottoms of thebrackets 10 and 11 by means of rivets 14, a pair of perforated ears 15being interposed at the front and spacing washers 15 being interposed atthe rear to thereby provide a guide space or channel 16 under the inneredges of the horizontal legs of the angle members 12, as best shown inFig. 3.

Cross bars 17 are secured to angle members 13 at front and rear by meansof rivets 18, spacing washers 19 being interposed to form a guide spaceor channel corresponding to the channel 16,

The arrangement thus provided forms a light and rigid frame adapted andarranged to be positioned or secured to the top of an ordinary shelf 2Oof a grocery store or the like, as indicated, the ear 15 being securedto the front edge of the shelf by means of -screws 21 and the rearbracket 11 being. se-

cured thereto by means of a screw 22, as indicated.

Cooperating with each guide provided in the said supporting frame is aslide 23 sliding in the guide channels provided as explained above andas shown.

Each of the slide members is formed from a strip of sheet metal of awidth to fit nicely in the guide channels anddownwardly bent at itsfront end to form a finger lip 24 and upwardly bent at its rear end toform a stop or push tongue 25, as shown, notches 26 being provided atthe juncture to accommodate the edges of the guide channels 12 and 13,as best shown in Fig. 3.

In use and in practice, one or more of the frames thus provided issecured to a shelf 20 of a grocery store or the like, as indicated.Articles such as spice packages 27 are then arranged on the articlesupports i'n a row extending rearwardly from the front edge of theshelf. lVhen it is desired to dispense or remove one of the packages,the finger lip 24 is engaged and the corresponding slide drawn outwardlyor forwardly, thereby carrying the front article outwardly lalong theedge of the shelf to facilitate its removal, as indicated bythe dottedlines in Fig. 2. Thereupon the slide may be pushed back into place, butthe row of articles will remain in position with the front article insubstantial registration with the front edge of the shelf so that thefront remaining article of the row is thus always presented for displayat the front edge of the shelf and without any manipulation orrearrangement after the removal of an outermost article. Obviously, asmany or as few as desired of the frames may be applied to each shelf ofthe grocery store or the While I have illustrated and described thepreferred apparatus for carrying my invention into effect, this iscapable of variation and wish to be limited to the precise detailsdisclosed, but desire to avail myself of such variations andmodifications as fall within the scfipe of the appended claims.

claim:

1. The combination with a shellike support of a supporting frame mountedthereon to extend back from the front edge thereof;

superposed article supports in said frame and extending back from thefront edgeof the shelf; and delivery slides cooperating with saidarticle supports to move articles thereon to the front edge of saidshelf, each of said slides consisting of a strip of sheet metaldownwardly bent at its front end toform a finger lip and upwardly bentat its rear end to form a. stop cooperating with the correspondingarticle support and arranged to engage directly the rear-most article onsaid supports and move the row of articles forward.

2. Apparatus of the class described comprising two vertically arrangedsubstantially U-shaped bracket members; a plurality of angle memberssecured to said bracket members in transversely registering pairs toform article supports; and delivery members slidably mounted incooperative relationship with each pair of said angle members andadapted and arranged to cooperate with said angle members to movearticles supported thereon to the front of the frame.

3. Apparatus of the class described comprising two vertically arrangedsubstantially U-shaped bracket members; a plurality of angle memberssecured to said bracket members in transversely registering pairs toform article supports; and delivery members slidably mounted incooperative relationship with each pair of said angle members and adated and arranged to cooperate with said ang e members to move articlessupported thereon to the front of the frame, each of said deliverymembers consisting of a Astrip of sheet metal downwardly bent at itsfront end to form a linger lip and upwardly bent at its rear end to forma stop cooperating with the angle members. l 4. The combination with asheliike support, of a supporting frame mounted thereon to extend backfrom the front edge thereof; supporting ledges extending inwardly fromthe sides of said frame; a delivery slide slidably mounted against theunder sides of said ledges; and/a stopat the rear end of said slideextending upwardly between said ledges, said stop being formed byturning the rear end of said slide upwardly, there being notches at thejuncture between the stop and the slide iitting over the edges of saidledges.

5. A device of the class described comprising two U-shaped bracketsconnected together .by means of transversely registering angle membersarranged with one of their le s extending inwardly to form supports; a.eliv-` ery slide slidably mounted against the under sides of said anglemember supports; and a stop at the rear end of said slide extendingupwardly `between said angle member supports.

- 6. A device of the class described comprismembers arranged with one oftheir legs extending inwardly to form supports; a delivery slideslidably mounted against the under sides of said angle member supports;and a stop at the rear end of said slide extending upwardly between saidangle'member supports, said stop being formed by turning the rear end ofsaid slide upwardly, there being notches at the juncture between thestop and the slide fitting over the edges of said angle melnbersupports.

8. A device of the class described comprising two U-shaped bracketsconnected together by means of a plurality of angle members arrangedwith one of their legs extending inwardly to form supports, said anglemembers being arranged in transversely registering pairs; a deliveryslide slidably mounted against the under sides of each pair of anglemember supports; and a stop at the rear end of each slide extendingupwardly between the corresponding angle member supports.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 23d day ofNovember, 1931.

